Penguins assign forward Emil Bemstrom to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Emil Bemstrom to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday.
In 14 NHL games this season, Bemstrom has recorded one assist while averaging 8:20 of ice time per contest.
An All-Star selection at the AHL level this season, Bemstrom has appeared in 45 contests for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and posted 46 points (21 goals, 25 assists).
A right-handed shot, Bemstrom (6-foot, 190 pounds) is signed to a one-year contract with a salary cap hit of $775,000.
Including the preseason, Bemstrom, 25, has been shuffled between the NHL and AHL roster on nine different occasions in 2024-25.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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